| Revista: | Revista brasileira de ciencia avicola |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000279282 |
| ISSN: | 1516-635X |
| Autors: | Meireles, Marcelo Vasconcelos1 Santos, M.M.A.B Peiro, Juliana Regina |
| Institucions: | 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria, Aracatuba, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Any: | 2005 |
| Període: | Abr-Jun |
| Volum: | 7 |
| Número: | 2 |
| Paginació: | 113-117 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Nota breve o noticia |
| Enfoque: | Analítico |
| Resumen en inglés | Avian cryptosporidiosis has been reported in more than 30 species of birds. To date, the species infecting birds are C. baileyi, C. galli and C. meleagridis. In this study, the morphological, clinical and molecular characteristics of a Brazilian ostrich isolate of Cryptosporidium are described. The oocysts of this Brazilian isolate are larger and more elongated than those of Cryptosporidium previously reported in ostriches, which were morphologically similar to C. meleagridis. Morphological, biological and molecular analyses demonstrated similarity of this ostrich isolate with C. baileyi, suggesting that there are at least two Cryptosporidium species infecting ostriches; one with molecular, biological and morphological characteristics related to C. baileyi, and another morphologically similar to C. meleagridis |
| Disciplines | Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia |
| Paraules clau: | Aves de corral, Medicina veterinaria, Avestruces, Struthio camelus, Infecciones, Cryptosporidium, Morfología, Biología molecular |
| Keyword: | Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry, Poultry, Veterinary medicine, Ostrich, Struthio camelus, Infections, Cryptosporidium, Morphology, Molecular biology |
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